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whotmbif dalrdtuisiuasi voli \\\.] s.\\i\s\\v\v x.e tvttsy>a jxjw 23 lsfc-z xo \\\. rwimr.ii ami pi-iili inn i.iihv tcesiiav clock c n.rn u salk of lots mow a i.il'etti'odl i-a.-l 11 land shovel taken from their humble , ottage fite ; the vulc candle is lighted md l!r bingham & white repairing til subscriber respectfully informs the pub iii , that he bus again taken his shop in sa lisbury , in maui street opposite the state lunk where he is prepared to execute all onl rs in the line of his business clocks watches jew elry ' â– ". repaired ot the shortest notie . he solii its the patronage of his friends his old cus tom rs and the public in general and assures th'-ui that hc u ill 1 their work and st 11 lh in all arli les in his line on ion er terms than at any other shop in this part of the state im 11 horaii salisbury may 28 11 22 103 christmas-day 1%7"hp.ki'..\s at the last term ofthe court of *' equity held for tl.e county of rowan on the 2d mon im after the 4ih monday in march i ist it was ordered and agreed upon a petition filed in said court among other things that a town should he laid off upon the land oflctitia \\ ilson a minor lying t mock's uld field and in its vicinity in the forks of the yadkin lliver : we the undersigned commissioners appointed l>j vii,l court to carry into effeel the objects specified in said decree having laid oti a num ber of lots in said town shall by virtue of the powers vested in ns by said decree expose to sale ai public suction the whole or part of said lois at mock's did field on the first mon day ami tuesday in august next as this place has long been ihe seat of much private bti iii , ... s vvell as of a large separate election regimen tal militia parad â– . : r ihe commissioners deem ii unnecessary to dwell upo.n die advantages which would result to individuals engaged in mercantile or mechanical pursuits hy locating themselves in the heart ol the most fertile and populous section of the large ai j opulent coun ty of , rowan the terms of sale will be liber il : a credit of one or two years will hc given the purchasers giving bond and security sami i'.i kinks i ill'gii l hraly i ,. alex nesiht _> ' '.""""â€¢" l(ill clement [ k """''" john p cartehj h.ii 18 1822 6wt'13 the feast of our saviour's hath it was undoubtedly celebrated in the ear ly ages of christianity ; lor we are told that under the persecution of maximi nus the emperor burnt a chinch at jn'i comedia which was tilled with chris tiana assembled to keep this festival st gregory terini it the festival oj fes tivals s and st chrysostom the chief of all festivals itis named christm is duij from the latin christi missa the mass of christ and thence the roman cathqlic liturgy is termed thi ir missal or mass hoof about the j car 500 the observation of this day become gene ral in the catholic church i ' 3 .- 1 . lligh on ihr cbei i'i fire is blazing s en tli eiiiiriiious christmas brand the bilbscription to the westi rh c a no i.i \ i.i n i thr e dollars p r nnniiin p ii able half-yearly in advance dj no piper will be discontinued until al n-i-e 3 agi â€¢â– are paid unless at the discretion of iht editors ; mil an subscriber failing to give notice 1 lis wish to discontinue m thc . nil of a year will be consider 1 ;,â– â€¢ w ishing tn continue the pajicr which will be sent accordingly whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive -.: tenth gratis supper ; - s rv ed ol w hich one dish irom the lo !',\ mansion to the hum blest shed is invariably furmi ".-â– ;** yule cake one ol wl i'-'.i is always made for each individual in twe family aud other more substantial viands art : !â€¢:'â– â– added poor robin in his almanack for tlie year 1676 speaking of the win ter quarter says ami lastly who would but praise it because of chl'i ' tu ta when good cheer doth bo abou ui as if ill the world were made of mini i ' pica plum-pudding and furmetj :"'-- and hrand savs on the night of tl cm our ancestors were wont to 1 lit candles oi an enormous size i christinas candles guocyaiyeis c fjmiie siibserihcr lias jusl received a choice 1 suppl of groceries which he 11 rs for sale on the most reasonable terms for canli among them are i sugar coffee molasses hum llice pigs raisins s..h â– and also the usn.il sup ply of confectionaries likewise pint and half pint iun mi thomas holmes june 16 1822 106 am kii'.isimi s rs will e inserted on the tomary terms rersoiis sending in advcr tiscnicnts must specif the number of times they wish them inserted or they will be continued till ordered out and charged accordingly the ev'ergreens with which the churches are usually ornamented at christmas are a proper emblem ol that lime when as cod savs by the pro phet i sa i a ii / xvillplant in llie zvildei - ness thr i edar ilu shittah tree and the myrtle and the oil tree twill set in the desert tlir lir tree and thc pine and thebnx tree together xli 1 the glo ry of lebanon shall come unto thee the lir tree the pine tree anil the box to gether to beautify the place of my s inctuary ; and i rill make the place of mi feet glorious ix 13 ol tin fete des asnes anciently cel ebrated t this season we have the fol lowing account in the first ot a scries of verv ingenious and amusing essays on tlu " burlesque festivals ol the for mer i^'s given in the gentleman's i'.iu vol xci part ii p 100 " it was instituted in honor of our saviour and his yirj'in mother but with reference to what event in scripture is by r.o means clear m he ceremony was con ducted by the bishop and clergy ol ueanvais who from their manner v ere without doubt actuated by sincere reli gion they selected a fair young damsel who rode through the streets mounted on a palfrey cov cred with su per housings and bearing 1.11 infant in her aims rlie prelate following wilh his crosier and the ecclesiastics with tapers till they reached the cathedral where ibe virgin was placed in tlie sanctuary mass was then performed with the accustomed solemnity ; at the conclu.iion of which the monks thrice imitated the braying ol an ass ex claiming iliuham instead ofthe usual lie mi.sna est extravagant as lhis spectacle was it united a splendour winch excited the admiration of thc people with a humility which awaken ed real piety that it was ever cele brated in england does not appear there is not perhaps any part of great britain in which christmas is kept so splendidly as in yorkshire â€” the din of preparation commences lor some weeks before and its sports and festivities continue beyond the first month of the new year the first in timation of christmas in yorkshire is by what are there called the vessel cup singt i'u generally poor old women who about three weeks before christ mas go from house to house with a waxen or wooden doll fantastically dressed and sometimes adorned with an orange or a fine rosy-tinged a pie with ibis in their hands they sing or chant an obi carol of which the fol lowing homely stanza forms a part n advertisement inserted until it 1ms been paid for or its payment assumed by some person jn this town or its vicinity yadkin navigation company n'oi ii t isllerebv ifivcn thai thestu k of all tlmse stockholders who may be in arrears for nil or miy purl of tlie first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth or tenth instalments .... tlie 13th day of august next that ilu stock ot such delinquents uill on that day be sold ti vendue in the town ofsalis it enumerate all tlie good cheer which is prepared at this festival is bv no m^ans necessary in yorkshire the christmas pie is still a regular dish and is regularly serve 1 to the higher ( lass ol visitants while the more hunrw ble ones are tendered yule t;.ke oi bread and cheese ir every house they enter during the twelve dav sol christ mas 1 he christmas pie is one of the irood old dishes still retained at :' yorkshire table ; it is not of rtnodern invention allan ramsey in his no i , , . ems tells us thai among other bait i â€¢ which the good ale-wife drew custom eis to her house that there never la ed to tempt hem â€” ah letters to the editors must lie post-paid nr they will not be attended to state ul xovtav-catouna she county valuable i'.\\\t\s & machine for sale cmri't of pleasand quarter sessions mav sessions 1822 elizabeth huinphris aii ministralrix vs john humphris original at tachment ambrose parks summoned as gar nishee â€” whereas it appears to the satisfaction of thc courl lhat the defendant is an inhabitant of another state it is therefore ordered that publication be made for three months in the westi vii carolinian that the defendant appear nt the court of pleasand quarter sessions to lie hil.l fyr the county of ashe at tbe court house in jefferson on the 1 monday after the th monday in october next then and there to answer plead or demur otherwise judgment vi ill be taken pro confesso i i hos calloway certify that the foregoing is i true ci p of record us appears from the minutes 13vvt'15i b rin'.lu-'.kil'k ii.wdi.i see'ri june j '. 1822 9wl'14 m riv'i subscriber olvus l.',s r , i . . 1 1 ; 1 1 a i , , ; . . a ', : ! i ail /._..,... * the improvements on it for sale i'he farm catawba navigation company i contama ,â€ž',â€ž,,,, ,-â€ž,â€ž. amh - m . hundrecl ,,,,.â€ž r ticb is herebi given to the stockholders of as good land taking the same quantity of of the company that all shores having anv j acres on an average as anv in the county of instalment due and imp nd tli reon will be sold j koiviin it is situated s miles an i a half from at public u i.'ii at the court-house in lin salisbury immediately on the main road leading colnton on thiftsday the lit day of august j from salisbury to concord by the i.v mr next the president and directors uill feel l storke's and lies on the waters of crane creek themselves bound to enforce the provisions ol ' the buildings are conveniently local d for keep the chart raguitisl all delinquents pursuant to . ing a house of entertainment thi re is a good an order of the hoard the shaves sold on the machine on the plantation and idso a dam 2 of mai last and purchased in behalf of the â– across the creek with a sufficient fall of waier company mav i redeemed by the original hold j to carry a mill or any kind of machinery i i,e ers at any time i . lure flic first cf august hy terms viill he made accommodating a crcdil i t paying to the treasurer of the company of one or two years will be given the piircha all arrearages ami ineident.il expenses all i ser giving bond and security for further par persons having unliquidated accounts against i ticulars applj lo the subscriber on the premist-sj the company are requested to present them a:j nathaniel johns i i ''^____\\\ that linn l.i-s.;i km nl j^fc^^.i ! .â– " ' ' aam pre il^k mm a7 1 li^^^b ay ai yule ivlien'er they cable 1 lire troose-pi/e thos calloway c c c the christmas pie of thc present day generally consists ofa goose some times two and that wilh the addition of hall a do/.en fowls such is the existing celebration of christmas in yorkshire and we believe in some oth er parts of england ; hut these vener able customs are becoming every year less common : the sending of present also from friends in the country to iric-nds in town at this once cheerful season is in a great measure obsolete " nothing is to be had lor nothing now . and withoul h customary bribe 1 t barrel ot oysters or a basket ol fish we mav look in vain for arrivals hy the york fly orthe norwich expedition ri presents now to mends are se t few hours in merry-making spent ; old-fashion'd folks there are indeed state of vwt\\a><\yo\u\tt mecklenburg co n i v . may sessions 1822 â€” daniel qouger wi ut robert 1 a lowrie original attach ment i vied in thc hands of dr david it dun ; i benjamin llargrave â€” it appearing to the satisfaction of thi court that the defendant hob rl .'. a lovvrii , has removed himself out of this state : it is therefore ordered i.v coun thai he appear at the next court of pleas ami quarter sessions to be held for tl.e county of mecklenburg at the court-house in charlotte on the l-!i monday in august next replevy or plea ', to i sue or judgment will he entered a guinst him â€” that publication thereof be made thr i weeks in the west rn carolinian test isaac alexander c.m.c 11 price adv s 25 letters remaining in the poet office at charlotte 1 ('. mi the 1st fnlii 1r22 sl'sannah alexander thomas acock e w alexander sarah auteii rev abraham anderson 3 rev lames adams anderson bea ty william broom jacob banker john mullock william biggar hyram bell stephen billow hamblrton brevard robert barnatt caroline berryliill jonas clark john costen eleazar ' cochran william e cannon david chambers i erastus case j co john s cheek win and j cook clerk of mecklenburg superior court i andrew clark john daw lewis ilinkins john 1 1 dinkins wm w davis sugar l)n!ii fran , cis dunn james davis daniel dougherty sam uel dtiffv rev isaac greer john gre r win i goforth min gadberry jam gre :-. ali -. iniler state o1l inort\\-cato\lna mecklenburg countv m sessions 1822 llfli.i.iam 1'i.inn vs thomas moore tv original a'taclunent levied on 309 acres of land â€” w hi teas it appears to ihe satisfaction of tin court that the defendant in lhis case lives i , yond the limits of ibis slate â€” it is therefore ordered ih.it publication he made for six weeks in ilu wi stern carolinian that the defendanl appear al the court of pleas and quarter ses sions to be held for thc county of mecklenburg o.i the lib mondai in august next to answer plead or demur otherwise judgment pro con lesso uill bc entered against bim i.t isam alexander c.m.c f.vt'l :.â€” price adv s -'â– stsite oi xovtyvcarovilui greer jane hood jeremiah hood promanty hart hugh b haves hardgrave u williams john hutchison isaac holmes geo xv hotis .". ecklf.nburg county mat session , 18 2 the pi tition of gil maxwell in ritfht of his wife elizabeth john gibney and alexan di r i iibuey again i \\ ill am l in y and william alexander in right ol his wife-nancy praying part tion of the real estate of nicholas gibney ileeeus d â€” it appearingto the satisfaction of thc ro irt thai the defendants william gibnev and william alexander reside beyond the limits of tli state â€” li is therefore ordered by court that publication be made in the weirti r i carolinian t " s â– -, mi ki that unless the saiil william gib nev and william alexander appear at our next rourl nf pleas and quarter sessions to he in id county of mecklenburg t lhe court ii in t'.harl tte on the 4th monday in au i ii next tn plead answer or demur to said pe litii i otln rwisc th petition will bc heard ex , irti . an 1 judgment awarded accordingly 1'est isaac vi.iaamh'.lt i'.'m e fivvi'l ,â€” f-icc adv s state t>v xov\\\-r-.\viai\m m^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^mm^^t â– lim ii alt 1 il.nris l,,bu hull john www i harris samuel lloust'.n maj lonatl-an llarri â– r>u\\v t .\ ov v\vo\y\u reuben hills4.wm irwin wm johnston cyrus i in u kk county i johnston phill johnston llavid s karr jami sti quperior court of law march term 1822 ! knos,jamesm.n.kibben,nancv kennedy thos o i tr li inn it -,.-. l-'.liiiili foiich jud att kirkpatrick titus limey j ii lindsay jane lev ii ,! .... ian i it appearing to the court that ! leese mary leese stephen morse john morse the defendant lives oui of this state ll was daniel m'colley benjamin morrow robert thrrcfore ordered that publication be made for maxwell sarah m'connerore wm m'comb three months in the western carolinian that thomas m'ginnis elizabeth m'elrov isaai mc lhe said elijah fouch appear before the judge \ ctillock david m'donald ezc-kiel neelv 2 â€ž;' the superior courl of law for thc com tv - wm nesbit caleb m norwood richard owi ns ivstitl i.i tl next court lobe liel.i ai the | aaron pern wm parks charles folk win court-house in morganton on the 4th mondav chester pegman ilobert t plunkett joins in september next and replevy and plead to | rudisill wm rc.dfnrd fcr ia rodger*,rob issue or judgment will be entered against him ert and mark ra . p t - itnp . lohn ilea thos for plaintiff's demand j h smart .', j â– -' hv wm shi ' is 2 hob l test w w f.rw1n c b s c crt xv smith " â– t fiii ons lb nri stur fri ailv si geon hanson 1 hen shores mrs sarah _______________________________________________________________________ .â– -,,' 3 . i n : :, whose hop and pigs at cihiistmas bleed . whi.st honest heart i no modes refine i hey send their puddings and their chine no norfolk turkeys load the wagon which once the horses scarce could draff on and to increase the weight with these came their attendant sausages sh uld we not then as nun of taste revive old customs gone and past ; and lie for shame ' i without reproach stuff as vie ought the bury coach > with strange old kindness en i up presents ot pari idget and dainty pheasants ol the christmas plays anciently performed at this season some remains still exist in the west of kngland par ticularly in cornwall but the repre sentation oi these dramatic exhibitions is almost wholly confined to children or very young persons the actors are fantastically dressed decorated with ribbons and painted paper and have wooden swords and all the equi page necessary to sup port the several characters they assume to entertain their auditors they learn to repeat a barbarous jargon in the lorm ol a dra na which has been hstided down ti 111 distant generations war and love u e the general topics ; and st gi :. and dragon are always the mo t prom incnt characters interlude . xpostu lation debate battle and death arc sure to dud a place among this i mil rv ; but i physician who is alw i , n i immediately restores the dead to it is generally understood that thi c i hristrnas plays derived their or . from the ancient crusades and hence the feats of chivalr , and lhe ro mantic extravagance o knip-ht-ptan irv that are still preserved in ll th varied pretensions and exploits in main places in cornwall these christ mas pi.iv s are â€¢ till kept alive ; in otl â€¢_ . thev an knov n only by report and in all thev nrr rapidly on tbe dei li the election oi an abbot oj um intruded with smile grotesque and ex north-carolina t.-pli i'll lops s ;,;, \ unl r siisiiini.ih ward 2 william w walker samuel wilson john went james wilkerrv wm walker john wright malinda wallace heiu-j w williams william wilson 3 r"\v \\ county mf.c ki.ktcnuro county flourt of pleas and quarter sessions mav ; term 1k2 thomas greer - . samuel xv lindsav â€” attachment levied on a tract of land sund'rv arti les of merchandize hnus hold furniture and other property and mr j ro in son and others summoned as garnishees in il i ipearing to the satisfai lion 1 1 the : court thai th ai icndant is not an inhabitant of this â– â€¢ ,:, . or h abs milled or so conceals li'nn self thai ib i'.bn.t.i process of law cannot bc ' served onhiini li is therefore ordered lhat publication be made for three months in thc v , -, rn t'ai liniu , thai mil is the said .'. li nd it appear at the next court of pleas ami iuar n . ti be hi 1,1 i'or lhc countv of meek . ii || â– court-house in charlotte on the mo , ' ,. of tugtisl next and n pl l-y il tin il bv ili fault will be taken agaii tbe case hi ird ex parte sri'f.rlor court of law ivjiril term 1822 ri th harris i . john harris ii appearing io the court in return of two subpamas thai aid john harris : s not to be found in the coun tv and the requisition ofthe act in other n i â– > been complied " ith i is ordi red bj thc i at piibli.-at on be made three months in i western carolinian and liali igh star for the -. id john harris to appear a1 lhe next superior . lobe held for the county of rowan to tlii p -,'.-.. oth rv .'â– ii Â« 11 hc heard i â– . fiven to the petitioner lo > \ â€¢ ai mon . w ith nt .. iving not â– â€¢â– to the â€¢ .'. ,, | .,.â€¢ ; i appear ng to the . mi thai h i and :- in '-. ithout tb limits ol the . u ,â€ž,.,â€ž al i roh k clerk of th rowan v iitoiiock c..,.r riv.w uv vt:v'vu-v\vvcauu v.i'll wm smith /'- .*/. 1 remaining in llie !'â– â– offict i jv i lull the 1 f 1822 john it alexander john ulison jamts i arnhart james allison maj allison cal line alexander jacnb bosliar't jacob uort lavid bradshavv david g ilrandon fsfiuire 11 ,, k r iptain bogur i'homas llun '. 'â– 'â€¢ iric . lucrctia c bills itev genrgi ii , lary coriim john gorothers 1 rib i c \\ in '. cat i , \\ iii carrigan john < irr ii li in , 1,3 i cruflbnl heni-j dolan !. john urr sen juhn iv i paul furr davi i fink hilip fink john ford isam fin li \ on john goodman francis glass john gar mm li.siah grady l).a\',,l s gray azariah i.iia s george garmon dcmpsy hi nycut jo itph housi an andrei harris li pi iney har is liuii i n hall thompson hunt joseph low :, thomas lei john jarret stephen il â€¢â€¢ . ali xandi .â– kimming sam i killaugh i hi | â– ,' f i ... and quarter sc ns mav i kliza it locke george lipe llobert lee dr ti . wilson s ,, i \\ ; ui m'kinly john morris thomas molly mi '.-.â€¢ eliment....levicd in the hands ol chad m'muckin richard m'llee hugh s mc |. tt . r , richard robinson and othei â– =, 1 calebs thomas mason isaac m'clellan john ., cd us garnishees inihi â€¢â– - ncely david nicelar isaac nu-ular Â« m.nicols to the satisfaction of the court i 1 â€¢ e jane i'rankcn khzabeth filler david uc , not an in i this stale or john robinson hatter rebecca saclrut si.i.i . _ , ,_. .., , t . lh ' ; s l''nni vi minder scott sen mai , . . â€¢ i-vedonhln ,' itiirker2 iniw â– ' . â– 'â– dd wulki-r michael m on j i . -,' . . i 1 vi ... sjnukj . '' i .,Â« u.a.al c i y :.-.-â€¢, n's wish ngto ; nieure co u f i h codcdl the i hsoi v ' ' a lonappliral i a _________ r.j i c__^^_^^_l 1 vi^i_ii^<>^i god bi is the ini.vt .- of thi houi â– the mistress also and all tin little childn n i hat round lhe ta ic gn the image ol the child is no doubt intended to represent the infant sa i iu-.ir j and the vessel-cup is most pro bably the ri mains of ihc wassail bowl which anciently formed a part ol the festivities of this season of the year isaac alexander cm c it'l â€¢ price adv g-1 another custom which commences at the same time as the vassal-cup ing i that ol the poor of the parish visiting all the neighboring farmers to in g com which i'i invariably given to ih in in the quantity of a full pint at h m i each i his is called mump . ', the custom which exists in ued i ire of the poor begging the bro i i â– i â€¢, il i.iids the dav after christinas i jay mm !'-' ' "' n1 " ioi stycoi "â– r pleas a k larters \, ! i'em v.d.i !... peter l-oi ,, , , ' ih i v , ;,". ill-tick j person l a l.ei.'i ,;. ._. ,. . ., n iol.ardt the defend !,,, is not an iihabil it of this state it i ii : â€žâ– i r lh court thai he appear al ' ,,,,", , um f i'll us n id h mm â– ' "' ' ' â€¢ '" , , o,mtv at h <" ; "' l â– ' ',, lincol . ' a on ihe third mon lnviii in ., ' | to issue or j.ul . in tl ' â€¢ 1 i a . â– _ i:i'i m'bi i ' â€¢' christmas-eve is in y rkshire,cele hrated in a peculiar manner : at eight .,'. loi k in the i vening the bells greet old father < hristmas with a mem peal the cl ircn parade the streets with drums trumpets hells or pei in tin ii absence with the pokei â– 1 111111 ii from i it is 1 v h it o beinn beaten lor son ii-n iiml i'.i then boiled ind â– â– : n with milk . wvvvik ., â€¢',. 11 v , â– 11 cÂ»lllÂ»l s.>s

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whotmbif dalrdtuisiuasi voli \\\.] s.\\i\s\\v\v x.e tvttsy>a jxjw 23 lsfc-z xo \\\. rwimr.ii ami pi-iili inn i.iihv tcesiiav clock c n.rn u salk of lots mow a i.il'etti'odl i-a.-l 11 land shovel taken from their humble , ottage fite ; the vulc candle is lighted md l!r bingham & white repairing til subscriber respectfully informs the pub iii , that he bus again taken his shop in sa lisbury , in maui street opposite the state lunk where he is prepared to execute all onl rs in the line of his business clocks watches jew elry ' â– ". repaired ot the shortest notie . he solii its the patronage of his friends his old cus tom rs and the public in general and assures th'-ui that hc u ill 1 their work and st 11 lh in all arli les in his line on ion er terms than at any other shop in this part of the state im 11 horaii salisbury may 28 11 22 103 christmas-day 1%7"hp.ki'..\s at the last term ofthe court of *' equity held for tl.e county of rowan on the 2d mon im after the 4ih monday in march i ist it was ordered and agreed upon a petition filed in said court among other things that a town should he laid off upon the land oflctitia \\ ilson a minor lying t mock's uld field and in its vicinity in the forks of the yadkin lliver : we the undersigned commissioners appointed l>j vii,l court to carry into effeel the objects specified in said decree having laid oti a num ber of lots in said town shall by virtue of the powers vested in ns by said decree expose to sale ai public suction the whole or part of said lois at mock's did field on the first mon day ami tuesday in august next as this place has long been ihe seat of much private bti iii , ... s vvell as of a large separate election regimen tal militia parad â– . : r ihe commissioners deem ii unnecessary to dwell upo.n die advantages which would result to individuals engaged in mercantile or mechanical pursuits hy locating themselves in the heart ol the most fertile and populous section of the large ai j opulent coun ty of , rowan the terms of sale will be liber il : a credit of one or two years will hc given the purchasers giving bond and security sami i'.i kinks i ill'gii l hraly i ,. alex nesiht _> ' '.""""â€¢" l(ill clement [ k """''" john p cartehj h.ii 18 1822 6wt'13 the feast of our saviour's hath it was undoubtedly celebrated in the ear ly ages of christianity ; lor we are told that under the persecution of maximi nus the emperor burnt a chinch at jn'i comedia which was tilled with chris tiana assembled to keep this festival st gregory terini it the festival oj fes tivals s and st chrysostom the chief of all festivals itis named christm is duij from the latin christi missa the mass of christ and thence the roman cathqlic liturgy is termed thi ir missal or mass hoof about the j car 500 the observation of this day become gene ral in the catholic church i ' 3 .- 1 . lligh on ihr cbei i'i fire is blazing s en tli eiiiiriiious christmas brand the bilbscription to the westi rh c a no i.i \ i.i n i thr e dollars p r nnniiin p ii able half-yearly in advance dj no piper will be discontinued until al n-i-e 3 agi â€¢â– are paid unless at the discretion of iht editors ; mil an subscriber failing to give notice 1 lis wish to discontinue m thc . nil of a year will be consider 1 ;,â– â€¢ w ishing tn continue the pajicr which will be sent accordingly whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive -.: tenth gratis supper ; - s rv ed ol w hich one dish irom the lo !',\ mansion to the hum blest shed is invariably furmi ".-â– ;** yule cake one ol wl i'-'.i is always made for each individual in twe family aud other more substantial viands art : !â€¢:'â– â– added poor robin in his almanack for tlie year 1676 speaking of the win ter quarter says ami lastly who would but praise it because of chl'i ' tu ta when good cheer doth bo abou ui as if ill the world were made of mini i ' pica plum-pudding and furmetj :"'-- and hrand savs on the night of tl cm our ancestors were wont to 1 lit candles oi an enormous size i christinas candles guocyaiyeis c fjmiie siibserihcr lias jusl received a choice 1 suppl of groceries which he 11 rs for sale on the most reasonable terms for canli among them are i sugar coffee molasses hum llice pigs raisins s..h â– and also the usn.il sup ply of confectionaries likewise pint and half pint iun mi thomas holmes june 16 1822 106 am kii'.isimi s rs will e inserted on the tomary terms rersoiis sending in advcr tiscnicnts must specif the number of times they wish them inserted or they will be continued till ordered out and charged accordingly the ev'ergreens with which the churches are usually ornamented at christmas are a proper emblem ol that lime when as cod savs by the pro phet i sa i a ii / xvillplant in llie zvildei - ness thr i edar ilu shittah tree and the myrtle and the oil tree twill set in the desert tlir lir tree and thc pine and thebnx tree together xli 1 the glo ry of lebanon shall come unto thee the lir tree the pine tree anil the box to gether to beautify the place of my s inctuary ; and i rill make the place of mi feet glorious ix 13 ol tin fete des asnes anciently cel ebrated t this season we have the fol lowing account in the first ot a scries of verv ingenious and amusing essays on tlu " burlesque festivals ol the for mer i^'s given in the gentleman's i'.iu vol xci part ii p 100 " it was instituted in honor of our saviour and his yirj'in mother but with reference to what event in scripture is by r.o means clear m he ceremony was con ducted by the bishop and clergy ol ueanvais who from their manner v ere without doubt actuated by sincere reli gion they selected a fair young damsel who rode through the streets mounted on a palfrey cov cred with su per housings and bearing 1.11 infant in her aims rlie prelate following wilh his crosier and the ecclesiastics with tapers till they reached the cathedral where ibe virgin was placed in tlie sanctuary mass was then performed with the accustomed solemnity ; at the conclu.iion of which the monks thrice imitated the braying ol an ass ex claiming iliuham instead ofthe usual lie mi.sna est extravagant as lhis spectacle was it united a splendour winch excited the admiration of thc people with a humility which awaken ed real piety that it was ever cele brated in england does not appear there is not perhaps any part of great britain in which christmas is kept so splendidly as in yorkshire â€” the din of preparation commences lor some weeks before and its sports and festivities continue beyond the first month of the new year the first in timation of christmas in yorkshire is by what are there called the vessel cup singt i'u generally poor old women who about three weeks before christ mas go from house to house with a waxen or wooden doll fantastically dressed and sometimes adorned with an orange or a fine rosy-tinged a pie with ibis in their hands they sing or chant an obi carol of which the fol lowing homely stanza forms a part n advertisement inserted until it 1ms been paid for or its payment assumed by some person jn this town or its vicinity yadkin navigation company n'oi ii t isllerebv ifivcn thai thestu k of all tlmse stockholders who may be in arrears for nil or miy purl of tlie first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth or tenth instalments .... tlie 13th day of august next that ilu stock ot such delinquents uill on that day be sold ti vendue in the town ofsalis it enumerate all tlie good cheer which is prepared at this festival is bv no m^ans necessary in yorkshire the christmas pie is still a regular dish and is regularly serve 1 to the higher ( lass ol visitants while the more hunrw ble ones are tendered yule t;.ke oi bread and cheese ir every house they enter during the twelve dav sol christ mas 1 he christmas pie is one of the irood old dishes still retained at :' yorkshire table ; it is not of rtnodern invention allan ramsey in his no i , , . ems tells us thai among other bait i â€¢ which the good ale-wife drew custom eis to her house that there never la ed to tempt hem â€” ah letters to the editors must lie post-paid nr they will not be attended to state ul xovtav-catouna she county valuable i'.\\\t\s & machine for sale cmri't of pleasand quarter sessions mav sessions 1822 elizabeth huinphris aii ministralrix vs john humphris original at tachment ambrose parks summoned as gar nishee â€” whereas it appears to the satisfaction of thc courl lhat the defendant is an inhabitant of another state it is therefore ordered that publication be made for three months in the westi vii carolinian that the defendant appear nt the court of pleasand quarter sessions to lie hil.l fyr the county of ashe at tbe court house in jefferson on the 1 monday after the th monday in october next then and there to answer plead or demur otherwise judgment vi ill be taken pro confesso i i hos calloway certify that the foregoing is i true ci p of record us appears from the minutes 13vvt'15i b rin'.lu-'.kil'k ii.wdi.i see'ri june j '. 1822 9wl'14 m riv'i subscriber olvus l.',s r , i . . 1 1 ; 1 1 a i , , ; . . a ', : ! i ail /._..,... * the improvements on it for sale i'he farm catawba navigation company i contama ,â€ž',â€ž,,,, ,-â€ž,â€ž. amh - m . hundrecl ,,,,.â€ž r ticb is herebi given to the stockholders of as good land taking the same quantity of of the company that all shores having anv j acres on an average as anv in the county of instalment due and imp nd tli reon will be sold j koiviin it is situated s miles an i a half from at public u i.'ii at the court-house in lin salisbury immediately on the main road leading colnton on thiftsday the lit day of august j from salisbury to concord by the i.v mr next the president and directors uill feel l storke's and lies on the waters of crane creek themselves bound to enforce the provisions ol ' the buildings are conveniently local d for keep the chart raguitisl all delinquents pursuant to . ing a house of entertainment thi re is a good an order of the hoard the shaves sold on the machine on the plantation and idso a dam 2 of mai last and purchased in behalf of the â– across the creek with a sufficient fall of waier company mav i redeemed by the original hold j to carry a mill or any kind of machinery i i,e ers at any time i . lure flic first cf august hy terms viill he made accommodating a crcdil i t paying to the treasurer of the company of one or two years will be given the piircha all arrearages ami ineident.il expenses all i ser giving bond and security for further par persons having unliquidated accounts against i ticulars applj lo the subscriber on the premist-sj the company are requested to present them a:j nathaniel johns i i ''^____\\\ that linn l.i-s.;i km nl j^fc^^.i ! .â– " ' ' aam pre il^k mm a7 1 li^^^b ay ai yule ivlien'er they cable 1 lire troose-pi/e thos calloway c c c the christmas pie of thc present day generally consists ofa goose some times two and that wilh the addition of hall a do/.en fowls such is the existing celebration of christmas in yorkshire and we believe in some oth er parts of england ; hut these vener able customs are becoming every year less common : the sending of present also from friends in the country to iric-nds in town at this once cheerful season is in a great measure obsolete " nothing is to be had lor nothing now . and withoul h customary bribe 1 t barrel ot oysters or a basket ol fish we mav look in vain for arrivals hy the york fly orthe norwich expedition ri presents now to mends are se t few hours in merry-making spent ; old-fashion'd folks there are indeed state of vwt\\a>v xov\\\-r-.\viai\m m^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^a^mm^^t â– lim ii alt 1 il.nris l,,bu hull john www i harris samuel lloust'.n maj lonatl-an llarri â– r>u\\v t .\ ov v\vo\y\u reuben hills4.wm irwin wm johnston cyrus i in u kk county i johnston phill johnston llavid s karr jami sti quperior court of law march term 1822 ! knos,jamesm.n.kibben,nancv kennedy thos o i tr li inn it -,.-. l-'.liiiili foiich jud att kirkpatrick titus limey j ii lindsay jane lev ii ,! .... ian i it appearing to the court that ! leese mary leese stephen morse john morse the defendant lives oui of this state ll was daniel m'colley benjamin morrow robert thrrcfore ordered that publication be made for maxwell sarah m'connerore wm m'comb three months in the western carolinian that thomas m'ginnis elizabeth m'elrov isaai mc lhe said elijah fouch appear before the judge \ ctillock david m'donald ezc-kiel neelv 2 â€ž;' the superior courl of law for thc com tv - wm nesbit caleb m norwood richard owi ns ivstitl i.i tl next court lobe liel.i ai the | aaron pern wm parks charles folk win court-house in morganton on the 4th mondav chester pegman ilobert t plunkett joins in september next and replevy and plead to | rudisill wm rc.dfnrd fcr ia rodger*,rob issue or judgment will be entered against him ert and mark ra . p t - itnp . lohn ilea thos for plaintiff's demand j h smart .', j â– -' hv wm shi ' is 2 hob l test w w f.rw1n c b s c crt xv smith " â– t fiii ons lb nri stur fri ailv si geon hanson 1 hen shores mrs sarah _______________________________________________________________________ .â– -,,' 3 . i n : :, whose hop and pigs at cihiistmas bleed . whi.st honest heart i no modes refine i hey send their puddings and their chine no norfolk turkeys load the wagon which once the horses scarce could draff on and to increase the weight with these came their attendant sausages sh uld we not then as nun of taste revive old customs gone and past ; and lie for shame ' i without reproach stuff as vie ought the bury coach > with strange old kindness en i up presents ot pari idget and dainty pheasants ol the christmas plays anciently performed at this season some remains still exist in the west of kngland par ticularly in cornwall but the repre sentation oi these dramatic exhibitions is almost wholly confined to children or very young persons the actors are fantastically dressed decorated with ribbons and painted paper and have wooden swords and all the equi page necessary to sup port the several characters they assume to entertain their auditors they learn to repeat a barbarous jargon in the lorm ol a dra na which has been hstided down ti 111 distant generations war and love u e the general topics ; and st gi :. and dragon are always the mo t prom incnt characters interlude . xpostu lation debate battle and death arc sure to dud a place among this i mil rv ; but i physician who is alw i , n i immediately restores the dead to it is generally understood that thi c i hristrnas plays derived their or . from the ancient crusades and hence the feats of chivalr , and lhe ro mantic extravagance o knip-ht-ptan irv that are still preserved in ll th varied pretensions and exploits in main places in cornwall these christ mas pi.iv s are â€¢ till kept alive ; in otl â€¢_ . thev an knov n only by report and in all thev nrr rapidly on tbe dei li the election oi an abbot oj um intruded with smile grotesque and ex north-carolina t.-pli i'll lops s ;,;, \ unl r siisiiini.ih ward 2 william w walker samuel wilson john went james wilkerrv wm walker john wright malinda wallace heiu-j w williams william wilson 3 r"\v \\ county mf.c ki.ktcnuro county flourt of pleas and quarter sessions mav ; term 1k2 thomas greer - . samuel xv lindsav â€” attachment levied on a tract of land sund'rv arti les of merchandize hnus hold furniture and other property and mr j ro in son and others summoned as garnishees in il i ipearing to the satisfai lion 1 1 the : court thai th ai icndant is not an inhabitant of this â– â€¢ ,:, . or h abs milled or so conceals li'nn self thai ib i'.bn.t.i process of law cannot bc ' served onhiini li is therefore ordered lhat publication be made for three months in thc v , -, rn t'ai liniu , thai mil is the said .'. li nd it appear at the next court of pleas ami iuar n . ti be hi 1,1 i'or lhc countv of meek . ii || â– court-house in charlotte on the mo , ' ,. of tugtisl next and n pl l-y il tin il bv ili fault will be taken agaii tbe case hi ird ex parte sri'f.rlor court of law ivjiril term 1822 ri th harris i . john harris ii appearing io the court in return of two subpamas thai aid john harris : s not to be found in the coun tv and the requisition ofthe act in other n i â– > been complied " ith i is ordi red bj thc i at piibli.-at on be made three months in i western carolinian and liali igh star for the -. id john harris to appear a1 lhe next superior . lobe held for the county of rowan to tlii p -,'.-.. oth rv .'â– ii Â« 11 hc heard i â– . fiven to the petitioner lo > \ â€¢ ai mon . w ith nt .. iving not â– â€¢â– to the â€¢ .'. ,, | .,.â€¢ ; i appear ng to the . mi thai h i and :- in '-. ithout tb limits ol the . u ,â€ž,.,â€ž al i roh k clerk of th rowan v iitoiiock c..,.r riv.w uv vt:v'vu-v\vvcauu v.i'll wm smith /'- .*/. 1 remaining in llie !'â– â– offict i jv i lull the 1 f 1822 john it alexander john ulison jamts i arnhart james allison maj allison cal line alexander jacnb bosliar't jacob uort lavid bradshavv david g ilrandon fsfiuire 11 ,, k r iptain bogur i'homas llun '. 'â– 'â€¢ iric . lucrctia c bills itev genrgi ii , lary coriim john gorothers 1 rib i c \\ in '. cat i , \\ iii carrigan john < irr ii li in , 1,3 i cruflbnl heni-j dolan !. john urr sen juhn iv i paul furr davi i fink hilip fink john ford isam fin li \ on john goodman francis glass john gar mm li.siah grady l).a\',,l s gray azariah i.iia s george garmon dcmpsy hi nycut jo itph housi an andrei harris li pi iney har is liuii i n hall thompson hunt joseph low :, thomas lei john jarret stephen il â€¢â€¢ . ali xandi .â– kimming sam i killaugh i hi | â– ,' f i ... and quarter sc ns mav i kliza it locke george lipe llobert lee dr ti . wilson s ,, i \\ ; ui m'kinly john morris thomas molly mi '.-.â€¢ eliment....levicd in the hands ol chad m'muckin richard m'llee hugh s mc |. tt . r , richard robinson and othei â– =, 1 calebs thomas mason isaac m'clellan john ., cd us garnishees inihi â€¢â– - ncely david nicelar isaac nu-ular Â« m.nicols to the satisfaction of the court i 1 â€¢ e jane i'rankcn khzabeth filler david uc , not an in i this stale or john robinson hatter rebecca saclrut si.i.i . _ , ,_. .., , t . lh ' ; s l''nni vi minder scott sen mai , . . â€¢ i-vedonhln ,' itiirker2 iniw â– ' . â– 'â– dd wulki-r michael m on j i . -,' . . i 1 vi ... sjnukj . '' i .,Â« u.a.al c i y :.-.-â€¢, n's wish ngto ; nieure co u f i h codcdl the i hsoi v ' ' a lonappliral i a _________ r.j i c__^^_^^_l 1 vi^i_ii^<>^i god bi is the ini.vt .- of thi houi â– the mistress also and all tin little childn n i hat round lhe ta ic gn the image ol the child is no doubt intended to represent the infant sa i iu-.ir j and the vessel-cup is most pro bably the ri mains of ihc wassail bowl which anciently formed a part ol the festivities of this season of the year isaac alexander cm c it'l â€¢ price adv g-1 another custom which commences at the same time as the vassal-cup ing i that ol the poor of the parish visiting all the neighboring farmers to in g com which i'i invariably given to ih in in the quantity of a full pint at h m i each i his is called mump . ', the custom which exists in ued i ire of the poor begging the bro i i â– i â€¢, il i.iids the dav after christinas i jay mm !'-' ' "' n1 " ioi stycoi "â– r pleas a k larters \, ! i'em v.d.i !... peter l-oi ,, , , ' ih i v , ;,". ill-tick j person l a l.ei.'i ,;. ._. ,. . ., n iol.ardt the defend !,,, is not an iihabil it of this state it i ii : â€žâ– i r lh court thai he appear al ' ,,,,", , um f i'll us n id h mm â– ' "' ' ' â€¢ '" , , o,mtv at h s